Now, Age of Wonders 4, the highly anticipated latest installment in Triumph Studios’ fantasy strategy franchise, is finally here. The series helped to popularize the genre, and many of its mechanics and ideas have been adopted by other strategy games. Players can also customize their units and buildings, making strategic decisions about what resources to prioritize and which technologies to research.Īge of Wonders has had a significant influence on the 4X genre. The game allows players to choose from a variety of races and classes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. One of the defining features of Age of Wonders is its complex and customizable gameplay mechanics. The games are set in a high fantasy world and feature elements of role-playing games as well as 4X strategy games, which involve exploration, expansion, exploitation, and extermination. Age of Wonders is a series of turn-based strategy games that were first released in 1999 by the Dutch game development company Triumph Studios.

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